LET'S MEET AND GREET SIR ELTON JOHN
Born as Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25th, 1947, the legendary English musician we all know today as Sir Elton John stands tall as one of the world's best-selling music stars with over 400 million records sold globally.
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An accomplished composer, singer, producer, actor, and pianist, Sir Elton 'Hercules' John also doubles as one of the world's most consistent music artists whose career professionally in music has spanned over four decades, his groundbreaking 1997 single which was a tribute to the late Princess Diana - Candle in the Wind - broke records globally by selling over 35 million copies and remains the all-time best-selling single track music in the history of both the US and UK Charts (singles).
With rock, R&B, Soft rock, Pop rock and Glam rock as his musical genre of specialty, Sir Elton John has worked with over 10 globally recognized record labels through the course of his career, namely:
1. Congress Records
2. Philips Records
3. DJM Records
4. Uni Records
5. Paramount Records
6. MCA Records
7. Geffen Records
8. Rocket Records
9. Island Records
10. Def Jam Recordings
Born and raised in Pinner, London, Sir Elton at a very tender age learned to play and became pro-efficient on the piano.
Together with his age-long friend Bernie Taupin (whom he met through a songwriters' advert in London in 1967) wrote songs for other musicians for two years from which they went on to become very successful session and backup musicians up until when Sir Elton hit the limelight in 1970. His big shot came about when his single tracker titled - Your Song - from his second studio album titled - Elton John - hit and stayed tops at the US AND UK top 10 billboard charts.
A winner of 5 Grammy Awards and many nominations, Sir Elton John was commissioned with composing the music soundtracks for the following movies:
Ranking third behind the Beatles and Madonna, Sir Elton John has his place on the All-Time Billboard Hot 100 Music Artistes.
Aside from being a holder of the prestigious OBE (British National Award) A favorite of the British Royal Family, Sir Elton has performed at various royal events including:
1. The funeral of Princess Diana at Westminster Abbey (1997)
2. Party at the Palace (2002)
3. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert, Buckingham Palace (2012)
